Jeffrey Ford
Product Development Leader | Process Improvement | Product Lifecycle Management
- Role
- Director of Product Development at inMusic
- Location
- Warwick, RI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jeffrey Ford
An innovative, professional product development leader with experience in a fast-paced, highly-highly regulated, safety-conscious industry. Solid, sustained record of bringing some of the most innovative, best-selling projects to market on schedule and within budget. Extensive background in engineering process design and supporting system development.My core competencies include: Product Development Strategic Leadership Product Lifecycle Management (PTC FlexPLM / Windchill) Process Improvement Product Costing Project ManagementCheck out some examples of my work at https://jford1168.wixsite.com/portfolio
Experience
Director of Product Development
Dec 2018 — Present · Cumberland, RI, US
Lead the Product Development function for a $140 million+ revenue brand. Responsible for all aspects of product development and engineering for Ion Audio from R&D and product ideation to engineering, software / firmware development, project management, quality assurance, compliance, and manufacturing. • Lead and inspire a lean product management team to deliver world-class product that meet customer needs while optimizing revenue and meeting operational, financial, and business objectives. • Building a project management team and implementing a stage-gate process to allow the organization to better manage costs and timelines against business objectives. • Oversees domestic and Asia engineering resources to ensure technology needed for our next generation of product is available to help fill the product development pipeline • Collaborates with the Director of Marketing and Managing Director to develop a comprehensive brand plan and corresponding product strategy and line plan to drive our R&D and product development efforts. • Lead business relationships with China contract manufacturers, including annual visits to current factories and potential new factories to establish strong, collaborative relationships. • Visit contract manufacturers as needed to ensure development of critical projects run smoothly • Established several new product development and quality assurance processes and tools to ensure we are delivering the highest quality product on time.
Education
University at Buffalo
BSME, Mechanical Engineering
1987 — 1991
University at Buffalo
MSME, Mechanical Engineering
1991 — 1993
University of Rhode Island - College of Business
MBA, Business Administration
1998 — 2002
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